Olympic Champion Kylie Humphries Finishes 2nd, Kim Kalikki Takes First Podium
Winterberg (RWH) Bobsled pilot Laura Nolte celebrated her second win of the season inside the ladies’s monobob on the BMW IBSF World Cup in Winterberg (GER). In entrance of her followers and buddies at her dwelling monitor, Nolte set the simplest time on her second race run, starting fourth and heading for victory.
In second place was Olympic and World Champion Kylie Humphries (USA, 0.18 seconds behind). Kim Kalicki (GER, 0.19 seconds ahead) her one-hundredth of a second behind her inside the ladies’s bobsleigh, incomes her first podium in her pilot’s solo opponents.
Switzerland’s Melanie Hassler surprisingly took the lead after her first World Cup in Winterberg, nevertheless fell once more to seventh inside the remaining as a result of the ultimate starter.
Romanian Youth Olympic Champion and Junior European Champion Giorgetta Popescu accomplished her World Cup debut in 14th place. U23 World Her champion Viktoria Cernanska (SVK) accomplished thirteenth on this opponents which was moreover her first start on the BMW IBSF World Cup.
Inside the whole ranking of the 2022/2023 BMW IBSF World Cup, Kyrie Humphries (USA, No. 845) beat Laura Norte (Germany, No. 810) in 4 of the eight races. Lisa Buckwitz (GER, 754) in his 4th place at Winterberg is third whole on the World Cup halfway degree.
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Laura Nolte (Germany, 2021 World Championship bronze medalist).
“Instantly was very thrilling. I made an infinite mistake on my first run.It was really irritating and worth me the win. I missed my family.” I attended loads of tracks last 12 months, so it was good to see so many people proper right here within the current day. ”
Kylie Humphries (USA, 2021 World Champion, 2022 Olympic Champion)
“Winterberg was most likely probably the most tough monitor for me and I had just a few of my worst outcomes proper right here. It made it very troublesome and I nonetheless want to do the an identical.It makes us greater as athletes and it makes the sport greater for all worldwide places.”
Kim Karikki (Germany, sixth at World Championships 2021)
“Lastly obtained a podium on the monobob as successfully! Proper right here in Winterberg it depends upon hundreds on the start. And naturally I needed the errors of the other guys within the current day to be on the podium, and that is part of it.”
Image: IBSF/Viesturs Lacis
